tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288953154481114093.post6951542728947685179..comments2023-05-10T08:36:05.346-07:00Comments on PARDYMAMA: Eat Your Heart OutEmily Pardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15380846548215137742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288953154481114093.post-51471850648510107832012-02-03T16:49:40.713-08:002012-02-03T16:49:40.713-08:00Really enjoyed your post! Eating whole foods has b...Really enjoyed your post! Eating whole foods has been a long journey for me especially since I have so many allergies so going out really isn't an option any more (but there are days when I really really miss it). The fist time I felt really empowered by cooking was a few thanksgivings ago when we did the whole thing from scratch gluten-free. It was awesome! Gravy, biscuits, pies, chutney-the works! I have been dreaming about hosting dinners with whole-foodies like me: the challenge-cook everything from scratch, no cans of this or boxes of cake mix. Maybe one day there will be enough people interested in this that it doesn't come off haughty, but rather fun! :)So many thoughts...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15062718167415525268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288953154481114093.post-83099003954252863412012-02-03T10:16:57.511-08:002012-02-03T10:16:57.511-08:00Hi Emily,
A couple of thoughts as I read your pos...Hi Emily,<br /><br />A couple of thoughts as I read your post. First of all, I too was shocked to discover it is easier and cheaper to cook from scratch than from a box. The upside to this is that once you are accustomed to keeping staples on hand, you don't have to plan ahead to have brownies or biscuits. It's really nice!<br /><br />Second, if you have any good bread recipes, please send them my way. I enjoy baking bread but so far don't have a recipe I love.<br /><br />Third (last), when my kids were Matilda and Daphne's age, they pretty much never ate at the table. There have been many, many dinners in front of the television. I finally got tired of the mess of everyone eating in the living room, and just turned it off one day. I expected some resistance from my kids, but they surprisingly adjusted without a word about it. They will still occasionally ask to eat while watching a show, and sometimes I let them. But most of the time, I call everyone to the table and they are happy to oblige. I only bring that up to say, if you're doing this while they're tiny, don't let it worry you too much. It is definitely not irrevocable, and honestly, sometimes you just want your two-year-old to stop talking and eat already, right? =)<br /><br />Glad to hear you're well.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175187905212028267noreply@blogger.com